My children are spoiled when it comes to playthings. They have a playstation, Wii fit and Xbox 360 along with bicycles, a garden trampoline and their most recent outdoor toy which is a really nice wooden playset.
As the weather has begun to improve they’ve begun to migrate from the computer games to the real outdoor games so over dinner last night I conducted an informal poll to find out which was the most popular plaything with my three under sevens (two girls and one boy).
The results were quite surprising with the wooden playset (which is equipped with a swing slide) coming out on top, followed by the trampoline then the Wii fit. I daresay these results were largely influenced by the fact that they had just spent a noisy hour having fun on their new swing and slide.
So if you are trying to decide between a computer game or a good piece of outdoor play equipment - I recommend you choose the latter. Your children will love it.
Interesting point… I guess it depends on the age of the children - and the influence around them, I wonder what the resutls would be if you had all boys. But brilliant none the less - so much better them playing outside than infront of the tv.
Welldone!
If you engage kids in the design of their outdoor play environment, it is remarkable how much mileage you get in terms of use and longevity. I helped my friend construct a treehouse that he invited his three kids to design and draft. It was a house shaped like a pirate ship because the kids loved the Peter Pan stories and Captain Hook’s vessel suited them perfectly.
It’s about building memories too - I don’t have any fond recollections about computers when I was small, but plenty of my brother and I on the climbing frame out back!
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